Tristram lewis
Scupltor
 Sir Winston Churchill Tristram Lewis 17cm bust (5)By Tristam lewis |  Sir Winston Churchill Tristram Lewis 17cm bust (1)By Tristam lewis |  Horse SculptureBy Tristam Lewis |
|---|---|---|
 Horse SculptureBy Tristram Lewis |
A passion for art and a strongly creative nature has underscored my life; at the age of fifty, after varied careers as a house builder, commercial fisherman and fish trader and commodity broker, I finally decided to become a full time artist. Sculpture soon became my field, here I have developed a traditional style whilst embracing the latest modern techniques to enhance my work and enable greater flexibility.
My love of horses and wildlife, military and and historical subjects have provided much of my inspiration with commissions ranging from figurative smaller scale to life size equestrian subjects including racehorses, figure studies and mounted military figures.
Some recent works include a mounted statuette of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, presented by the Grenadier Guards as a Coronation gift to His Majesty The King. A Life size mounted figure of legendary Jockey Frankie Dettori stands at Ascot Racecourse and further examples of my work have gone around the world and are among several private collections, including that of the Royal family.
Frankie Dettori Immortalised: Bronze Statue Unveiled at Ascot by HM Queen Camilla
On 21st October 2023, a statue of legendary jockey Frankie Dettori, crafted by esteemed sculptor Tristram Lewis, was unveiled at Ascot Racecourse by Her Majesty Queen Camilla. The bronze sculpture captures Dettori in his iconic celebratory leap, commemorating his extraordinary career and deep connection to Ascot. Dettori expressed his gratitude, stating, "It's wonderful to be immortalised at such a great track and to have your own statue while you are still alive." This artwork stands as a testament to Tristram Lewis's exceptional talent in capturing the spirit and dynamism of his subjects.
The Luxereporter
Tristram Lewis did not have the most conventional start to his artistic career. Far from it, in fact.
‘I started off working in property in England,’ he explains, ‘but I’d grown up in Spain and had a fanatical desire to go to sea. I ended up spending 16 years as the skipper of tuna fishing boats.’
